About Member

Respected Prof. Dr Shrihari is a Chemical Engineering graduate from BITS Pilani with a Postgraduate and Doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a senior academician with administrative and governance experience, exposure, and contributions to various functions – from teaching at one end of the spectrum to managing institutions at the other – defining his career.

Beginning as a teaching assistant with Industrial exposure, he has traversed the path where he became a researcher and eventually a teacher. His teaching career also saw responsibilities of Head of Department, Vice Principal, Principal of an Engineering College with 2000 students (D J Sanghvi College of Engineering), Dean (engineering), Campus Director, ProVost and finally, Vice-Chancellor of three universities (UPES, Dehradun; GD Goenka University, Sohna), including currently at Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur.

He has supervised four PhD students in the areas of process optimisation, Safety and Environmental Pollution and published several papers in the International Journals. On the Academic front, too, he has contributed to Academic governance through the Board of studies and Academic Councils, and Institutional governance through the Board of Management and Board of Governors. He has worked in a unitary state, deemed as well as affiliating universities in India. He has visited several universities abroad in Spain, France, Turkey, Malaysia, and Thailand. he believes in staying in touch with students through classroom teaching despite the busy schedule.

Designation

Presently President/Vice-Chancellor at Sir Padampat Singhania University & Expert Member- FELA